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Health Care Senator Chris Murphy

WEBThe last two years, the worst pandemic in a century, exposed key vulnerabilities in our health care system. For too long, we have underfunded our public health infrastructure –– and that, combined with the Trump relentless war on the Affordable Care Act and his administration’s slow, ineffective response to COVID-19, left us severely exposed.

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Senators Murphy, Smith Introduce Bill to Study, Address …

WEBWASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced legislation to study and address how social, environmental, and economic conditions exacerbate health inequities for Black, Brown, Indigenous, and people of color.These conditions, known as social determinants of health (SDOH), are the result …

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Murphy, Blumenthal Say Connecticut Stories Helped Sink …

WEBAntonio Davis lives in Stamford, hundreds of miles from the nation's capital, but Sen. Chris Murphy believes the 18-month-old's heart-wrenching story played a part in Senate Republicans scrapping a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

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Murphy: The Administration Has Totally Dropped The Ball …

WEBWASHINGTON—As COVID-19 cases across the country continue to climb, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) held a press call on Wednesday to announce the Protect Our Heroes Act, new legislation to increase production of critical personal …

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MURPHY, RISCH, CARDIN INTRODUCE COMPREHENSIVE …

WEBWASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), introduced the Global Health Security and Diplomacy Act (GHSDA), legislation to better detect, deter, and contain infectious …

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U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy: Our broken mental health system …

WEBThirteen years ago, things started unraveling for Betsy and her then-15-year-old son, John. He was in and out of the hospital, often for weeks at a time, struggling with schizoaffective disorder.

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WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH …

WEBModern Healthcare: “Lawmakers introducing a new mental health reform bill Tuesday said it would increase access to mental health services and help enforce insurance coverage parity. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 is a companion bill to a revised House bill brought …

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Murphy, Smith Introduce Legislation To Improve …

WEBWASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) on Thursday introduced legislation to study and address how social, environmental, and economic conditions exacerbate health inequities, which significantly affects Black, …

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MURPHY MAINTAINS SEAT ON APPROPRIATIONS, …

WEBWASHINGTON— The Senate Democratic Steering Committee announced that U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) will maintain his seats on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The committee …

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Murphy, Blumenthal Co-Sponsor Legislation to Protect …

WEBWASHINGTON– U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 23 of their Senate colleagues in introducing the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act to protect doctors against Republicans’ non-stop attacks and ensure they can safely provide abortion care in states where it is still legal. …

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Murphy, Luján Introduce Legislation to Combat Health …

WEBWASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday introduced legislation to counter the threat that misinformation and disinformation pose to public health as evidenced by the widespread false …

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Murphy, Kaine, Smith Introduce Bill to Modernize Public Health …

WEBWASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) reintroduced the Improving Data Accessibility Through Advancements (DATA) in Public Health Act, legislation to modernize our nation’s public health data …

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Murphy, Cassidy Introduce Legislation to Reauthorize and

WEBWASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday introduced legislation to reauthorize the historic federal mental health and substance use disorder programs that were signed into law in 2016 as part …

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Murphy Live With FTC Chair Lina Khan: We're Trying To Create A …

WEBWASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, on Monday hosted another episode of his series on the Biden Administration’s antitrust enforcement agenda with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to discuss the FTC’s case against U.S. Anesthesia …

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Sen. Murphy Pushes Norwalk Students To Learn Ins And Outs Of …

WEBNORWALK, Conn. — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy told an audience of aspiring business leaders at Norwalk High School on Thursday morning that startup companies are the way of the future.

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Murphy, Casey Introduce Bill to Fight Social Isolation and …

WEBWASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) on Thursday introduced the Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults (SILO) Act, legislation to establish a grant and training program for community-based organizations working to address social isolation among older adults and adults with …

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Murphy, Sullivan To Introduce Bill To Better Coordinate Health …

WEBWASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) announced today they will be introducing the Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act, legislation that would …

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Support Grows for Murphy, Cassidy Legislation to Reauthorize and

WEBWASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday noted the growing support for their legislation to reauthorize the historic federal mental health and substance use disorder programs that were signed …

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Choice & Women’s Health Senator Chris Murphy

WEBChoice & Women’s Health | Senator Chris Murphy. Key Issues. Choice & Women’s Health. I strongly believe a woman has the right to make decisions about her own reproductive health. And I believe that abortion is a core health service. It’s a right that generations of women and families have relied on to decide when and if to have children.

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Mental Health Reform Reauthorization Act of 2022

WEBThe MHRRA further promotes equitable access to mental health services by authorizing $25 million for states to enforce these parity laws. We sunset the ability of self-funded non-federal governmental plans to opt out of mental health parity requirements, enabling equitable access to care for many Americans who were previously denied it.

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MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, HIMES APPLAUD OVER $206,000 IN …

WEBHARTFORD- Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representative Jim Himes (D-4) applauded $206,225 in grants for the cities of Bridgeport and Stamford from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to provide assistance for education, training, and enforcement of …

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Murphy, Blumenthal Announce $35.68 Million In Funding For …

WEBWASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Saturday announced the inclusion of more than $35.68 million in the second and final fiscal year 2024 appropriations package passed by the U.S. Senate.The bill will fund 38 …

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